Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 116 | 167 | 184 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 253 | 168 | 167 | 154 | 137 | 87 | 82 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.77m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:14AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 50 | 33 | 184 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 23 | 86 | 91 | 154 | 137 | 87 | 82 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 35 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 253 | 168 | 167 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | E 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 116 | 167 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | — | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 136 | 146 | 117 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 155 | 171 | 171 |
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